Combined cigarette and ash holder



Parental Nov. 29, 1927.

JOHN A. BOWYER, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

coMBINEn' CIGARETTE'VAND Asn HOLDER.

Application led December 17, 1926. Serial No. 155,431.

This invention relates to a combined ciga-A to or taken therefrom without disturbing the contents of the remaining one of said compartments. `An additional object of the invention is to obtain a compartment from which when ashes are contained therein and a partially burned cigarette, or both thereof, and said compartment is closed, the device may be carried in lthe pocket of clothing without any of the contents thereof .escaping therefrom. An additional object is to obtain a device adapted to hold cigarettes and from which a cigarette, or cigarettes, may be taken, without danger of ashes or partially burned cigarettes escaping from the chamber thereof in which they are contained. An additional object is to provide a compartment adapted to hold artially burned cigarettes and ashes which 1s provided with a tray or table on which a partially burned cigarette ma be laid in a manner to obviate all chance o igniting a table cover or other inflammable textile tissue, and to be easily grasped for further use. A further object of the invention is to obtain av device of the kind named which is economically made, durable, and not liable to become broken, and easily manipulated.

I have illustrated the invention in the drawing referred to in which Fig. 1 isa perspective of a combined cigarette and ash holder, havin a plurality of' covers, illustrated as opene Fig. 2 is a cross section of the device. taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 4, viewed as indicated by arrows.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the device, on

an enlarged scale, of the corner formed by the joining of the bottom of the device to the side or end walls thereof.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the device, on line 4 4 of Fig. 2, viewed as indicated by arrows.

In Figs.- 2 and 4 the covers of the device are illustrated as closed.

A reference character applied to designate a given part indicates said part throughout partition 5, and the end 9 is the several figures of the drawing wherever the same appears.

1, 2, respectively re resent the front and rear walls of the combined cigarette and ash holder, and 3, 4, the end walls thereof. 5 represents a partition wall. y 6 represents the bottom of the combined cigarette and ash holder. 7 represents a tray or table, and end 8 thereof is illustrated as integral with provided with a down turned flange 10, wh1ch is in close contact with end 4. 11 representsa lip which is forced out of front 1, and againstv the partition 5. The forcing of lip 11 out of said front 1, provides a cut or recess 12, the purpose of which is hereinafter described, and the forcing of lip 11 against partition 5 co-acting with flange 10 tends to hold the end of artition 5 adjacent thereto firmly in place. artition 5 is so closely forced against the front and rear walls that the above named flange and lip 11 form a sullicient stay to malntain said partition in its determined position. 13 represents the cover of the compartment which is adapted to hold cigarettes, and 14 re resents the cover of the compartment which- 1s adapted to hold ashes and partially burned cigarettes, and which is provided with a tray or table, (7) Covers 13 and 14 are pivotally attachedto the rear wall 2 by hinges 15 and 16, respectively. A

single length of wire forms the pintle of both hinges. 17 and 18 respectivelyrepresent downwardly turned flanges on one end and the front of cover 13, which are integral with said cover. 19, 20 and 21, respectively represent downwardly turned flanges of the ends and front of cover 14, and are integral therewith. When cover 14 is closed the Y flange 19 extends through the cut or recess 12 and said flange lays close to partition 5. Flange v20 lays outside of and close to end 4, and flange 21 lays outside of and close to front 1, extending downward from the upper edge of said front to below the lower part of the cut out portion of said front whereby the curve 22 is obtained, said curve substantially corresponding with the curve of tray or table 7 By this construction when cover 14 is closed the ash contents ofthe ash compartment cannot escape therefrom. W'henfcoverr 13 is closed the flanges 17 and 18 fit suiciently close to end 3 and front 1 that said cover is not liable to be accidently opened,

and hence when said cover is closed, ashes which are desired to be deposited in the compartment between end-4 and partition 5, cover 14 being open, are not liable to be deposited in the compartment between end 3 and said partit-ion 5. \Vhen both cove-rs 13 and 14 are closed the device may be safely carried in the pocket of clothing without liability of any of the contents tliereof escaping therefrom.

The bottom 6 is illustrated, in Fig. 3, attached to an end wall of the device by turning adjacent edges thereof over into engagement by elements 23, 24 and 25, in the ordinary way; but any preferred and less substantial means of attaching said bottom to said end may be used.

I claim: l

y1. In a combined cigarette and ash holder, a partition arranged to obtain a compartment adapted to hold cigarettes and an addia;y tional compartment, the front wall of said holder provided with a recess extending 'i fromthe upper. edge thereof downward, ad-

jacent to said partition, in combination with hinged covers respectively adapted to close saidfcompaitments, the cover to said additional compartment provided with downwardly extending flanges, one of the side flanges thereof co-acting with said recess to extend therethrough when said cover is closed.

additional compartment adapted to hold i partially burned cigarettes and ashes, a tray in said additional co1npartment,a lip formed out of a wall' of said holder and forced against said partition, said lip and one end of said tray arranged to hold one end of said partition 1n determined position, in combination with hinged covers respectively adapted to close said compartments.

-3. In a combined cigarette and ash holder, a partition arranged to obtain a compartment adapted to hold cigarettes and an additional compartment, a tray in said additional compartment. a lip formed out of the front wall of said holder and forced against said partition, said lip and one end of said tray arranged to hold one end of said partition in deterlnined position, and said front wall provided with a recess extending from the upper edge thereof downward adjacent to said partition, in combination with covers to separately close said compartments, the cover to said additional compartment provided with downwardly extending flanges, one 0f the side flanges thereof co-acting with said recess to extend therethrough when said cover is closed. v

JOHN A. BOWYER. 

